“Sinister” James Shimo entered the match with a singles record of 1-1. His career accuracy was 90%.
David “The Survivor” Jindoian entered the match with a singles record of 1-0. His career accuracy was 75%.
First Round
Shimo missed two questions, scoring six out of a possible eight points. Jindoian missed one question, scoring seven out of a possible eight points. The missed questions were:
Category: Action/Adventure
Andrew Garfield stars alongside Sam Worthington, Hugo Weaving, and Vince Vaughn in this 2016 biographical war film directed by Mel Gibson?
Jindoian’s Answer: Didn’t have it
Correct Answer: Hacksaw Ridge
Category: Movie Release Dates
Steven Soderbergh was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director for both Erin Brockovich and Traffic, both of which came out in what year?
Shimo’s Answer: Didn’t have it
Correct Answer: 2000Category: Famous Actors & Actresses
Who stars as the titular characters in 1990’s Dick Tracy and 1991’s Bugsy?
Shimo’s Answer: Didn’t have it
Correct Answer: Warren Beatty
The score at the end of the first round was 7-6 to Jindoian.
Second Round
Jindoian deferred. Shimo spun John Hughes and kept it. He went to multiple-choice once, answered three out of four questions correctly, and earned six out of a possible eight points.
Jindoian was unable to steal Shimo’s miss.
The missed question was:
This The Office actor made his feature film debut in the 1991 dramedy Curly Sue which was the final film John Hughes directed?
Multiple Choice: a) John Krasinski b) Rainn Wilson c) Ed Helms d) Steve Carrell
Shimo’s Answer: c) Ed Helms
Jindoian’s Answer: b) Rainn Wilson
Correct Answer: d) Steve Carrell
Jindoian spun Comic Book Movies and kept it. He answered four out of four questions correctly and earned eight out of a possible eight points.
The score at the end of the second round was 15-12 to Jindoian.
Third Round
Shimo’s two-point question was in the category of Matt & Ben and he got it correct.
Ben Affleck made his directorial debut with this 2007 American neo-noir mystery crime thriller starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, and Ed Harris?
Shimo’s Answer: Gone Baby Gone
Correct Answer: Gone Baby Gone
Shimo’s three-point question was in the category of Black Cinema and he got it incorrect.
Who plays Syd, the sister of Martin Lawrence’s Detective Marcus Burnett, in 2003’s Bad Boys 2?
Shimo’s Answer: Taraji P. Henson
Correct Answer: Gabrielle Union
Shimo’s five-point question was in the category of Fantasy/Sci-Fi and he got it correct.
In 2005’s The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Warwick Davis provides the physicality for Marvin, an android who is clinically depressed. Who voices Marvin?
Shimo’s Answer: Alan Rickman
Correct Answer: Alan Rickman
Jindoian’s two-point question was in the category of Animated and he got it incorrect.
Robin Williams appeared in two animated movies in 1992. Name both of them.
Jindoian’s Answer: Aladdin
Correct Answer: Aladdin and Fern Gully: The Last Rainforest
Jindoian’s three-point question was in the category of Pixar and he got it correct.
This 2009 Pixar film features characters such as Carl Frederickson, Russell, Charles F. Munce, and Ellie.
Jindoian’s Answer: Up
Correct Answer: Up
Jindoian’s five-point question was in the category of Denzel Washington and he got it incorrect.
This 2004 Jonathan Demme film based on a novel and a reworking of the previous 1962 film stars Denzel, Meryl Streep, Liev Schreiber, and Jon Voight.
Jindoian’s Answer: The Bone Collector
Correct Answer: The Manchurian Candidate
The final score was 19-18 to Shimo.
Other Details
Including steal opportunities, Jindoian answered 12 of the 16 questions asked to him correctly for an accuracy of 75%. His record is now 1-1.
Shimo answered 11 of the 15 questions asked to him correctly for an accuracy of 73.33%. His record is now 2-1.
